Tony Foster

"Tony Foster is the Managing Partner of Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer's Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City offices. Tony established the firm's Vietnam offices in 1994 and has lived and practiced in Hanoi ever since, giving him an unparalleled exprience and knowledge of business in Vietnam. Tony is responsible for the work of the firm's Vietnamese and foreign lawyers, whose legal and practical knowledge - combined with international quality standards - produces one of the best legal teams in the country. Tony and the team have acted for global companies on many of the most significant corporate, M&A and equitisation transactions in Vietnam. Tony was the first foreign lawyer to be awarded a medal by the Vietnamese Ministry of Justice, has been recognised for many years by numerous legal surveys as being at the top of the profession in Vietnam, and - in the most recent survey - is in his own separate "star" category above the other leading lawyers in the country."